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On August 19, the Calcutta High Court had ordered a CBI probe into “heinous crimes of murder and rape” in Bengal after the assembly elections The Bengal government has challenged a Calcutta High Court order for a CBI probe into post-poll violence in the Supreme Court, saying the agency will not conduct a fair investigation.  “The Central Bureau of Investigation is working at behest of the Centre, don’t expect a fair investigation,” said the government of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, which has been at loggerheads with the agency for several…

A number of state assembly polls, including in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, are scheduled over the next few months. The BJP’s NDA ally Janata Dal-United (JDU) today demanded that the Centre roll back the hike announced today in LPG cylinder prices by petroleum companies. The party, which leads the coalition in Bihar, cited the financial pressure on households amid the Covid pandemic and said political rivals could use the issue to cause damage to the alliance’s prospects in the many polls scheduled over the next few months. Petroleum companies today…

Record Rain In Delhi: The rain hit Delhi on a day when schools in the city reopened after 17 months. Record rain in Delhi today led to flooding and traffic jams during the morning rush hour in many parts of the national capital and neighbouring Gurgaon and Noida. Delhi received 112.1 mm rainfall in a day, the highest in 12 years and a 19-year record for September, said the India Meteorological Department or IMD, which issued an orange alert. Videos shared online show cars struggling to cross the flooded Dwarka…

Kerala Covid Cases: Stricter measures in containment zones and curtailing movement are some of the aspects the state urgently needs to focus on, sources said. With over 85 per cent Covid patients in Kerala isolated at home, the state needs to step up measures to curb the daily surge, Union Health Ministry sources said today, stressing on a “smart and strategic lockdown”. Kerala has not been following the Centre’s advice while reporting the highest daily cases in the country, officials insisted, adding that neighbouring states are feeling the impact. Highlighting…